Are ‘Digital Natives’ Equipped to Conquer the Legal Landscape?

There is no doubt that those often called the ‘Google Generation' or ‘Digital Natives' are entering legal education with a very different set of skills that those who came before them. In this article, Daniel Bates examines the precise nature of the skillset of modern beginning their legal careers, and considers his experiences teaching research skills to law students at the University of Cambridge for over a decade. Further, he considers how students' educational and cultural background in the areas of research and information literacy should inform the teaching of legal skills